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Thanks guys. That was quick. I thought only the date was doubled and not the whole side of the coin. Pretty sure now I don't have one but will take another glance at them.
Want you to know that you guys on this forum are great at helping people like me. I've learned a lot so far.
edgman/Tom R
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Just a note, the 1955 poor mans doubled die has a small premium. Check yours for one. John1  |
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OK John1 now you did it! With everyone's help I thought I had this double die stuff figured out. What the heck is a poor mans double die? It maybe the error I was thinking about. Could you or anyone else post a "poor mans doubled die" for me?
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edgman
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A poor man's double die has doubling on the lower serif of the eastern 5 of 1955 and is pretty common. Can you provide pictures of your coin?
jim
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The "Poor Man's" double die is not actually a double. It is the result of Die Deterioration over the course of usage. You'll see it as a sort of shelf-like doubling of the date to the right. They're very common. They carry a slight premium simply because of the association with their more-famous fellow variety - in any other year, this kind of feature is a non-event. |
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SuperDave is dead on. I must have a can with 50 of them in it. The only reason they have any premium is because people don't understand what they are looking at and some else gave it a misleading moniker. Personally, I feel some of the more severe MDs should have more value than the "poor man's DDO". Jim |
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If I remember, 56 yrs old, now, I will pull one out and post a pic of the "poor man's DDO". Jim |
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Jim1953
I would appreciate it if you could post a picture on one. And to the others thanks for the help and how much of a premium does this poor mans double die amount to? My dreams of becoming rich from these 253 "1955" Lincolns I got is suddenly going down the drain.
edgman "1941"/TomR
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I don't have a photo of the Poor Man's Double Die but probably if you tried that https://www.coppercoins.com web site they would have a great photo of them. The person that runs that site, Charles Daughtrey, usually brags about having taken many thousands of photos of Lincoln Cents, has two books out on them, is well known in the Coin World as an authority on Lincoln Cents. I too have almost a roll of those Poor Man's Doubles. Only the last 5 in the date appears to be doubled. As already noted if it was any other date, people would just throw them back in change. At coin shows I've seen the poor man's variety sell for close to $50. Really nuts. |
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If you found a 1914 with a mintmark, it is quite a find. A 1914-D would be the most valuable, but a 1914-S is nothing to scoff at either! Both are very desirable dates.
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If I can get a good picture of this 1914 I will try and post it. You have to see it. The 1914 is real clear but where the mint mark is looks now under a heavier magnification like someone scrapped the mark off. That would be stupid to do because both are valuable. Am just learning how to take photos of coins and once I do that I have lots of Morgans to go to the grading forum and will do that 1914. Also yesterday I looked at my profile area. I am not 16 like it said. Reverse that and add 8. Tried to fix it but would not take new age. Maybe too old.
Thanks again guys
edgman/Tom R
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If the 1914 is an AG level grade for example, the mm tends to become a "blob". You should be able to see under magnification, a flat left side on the mm as opposed to a rounded one. If that's the case, then you have a 14-D! Like to see the pics!
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Thank you John1 for the URL on Cointalk. Very interesting site. Searched through all the 1955's and found nothing like the "poor mans double die" or "doubled die". Also took my 1914 to the Community College and put it under a 100X scope and did not see any mint mark but there was a deep gouge where the mint mark should have been if there was one. Worth a try anyway. Thirty rolls of "Wheaties" and nothing much worth while to me and now the wife is bringing home 20 more rolls.
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edgman
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